Notoligotrichum contains about 10 species of the Southern Hemisphere; two species in the Neotropics. In the tropical Andes a single species is present, N trichodon (Hook. f. & Wilson) G.L. Sm. Previously placed in the genus Psilopilum. The genus is characterized by 32 hyaline, reduced peristome teeth and the sparsely hairy tipped calyptra.